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  1. Read more: Thirty Years of Shaker Box Work: What's Changed
    Robert LeHay with stacks of handcrafted Shaker oval boxes — at a craft show in the 1990s and in his Embden, Maine workshop in 2026.

    Thirty Years of Shaker Box Work: What's Changed

    Thirty-three years of making Shaker oval boxes in Embden, Maine — and watching the handcraft world shift around me. Some thoughts on what survives.
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  2. Read more: Gleason’s Pictorial 1854: A Year of Newspaper-Lined Trays
    Twelve handcrafted Shaker oval trays, each lined with a different 1854 Gleason's Pictorial farm scene, made in Embden, Maine.

    Gleason’s Pictorial 1854: A Year of Newspaper-Lined Trays

    A complete year of 1854 Gleason’s Pictorial farm scenes — one for every month — paper-lined into Shaker oval trays in my Embden, Maine workshop.
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  3. Read more: Painted Shaker Oval Boxes and the Country Painting Tradition
    Six painted Shaker oval boxes by Dan Coble — a collaboration with LeHay's Shaker Boxes

    Painted Shaker Oval Boxes and the Country Painting Tradition

    I'm excited to share a small collaboration that's part of my June release: six handcrafted size #3 button boxes, painted by Indiana craftsman Dan C...
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